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<blockquote data-quote="EllisB" data-source="post: 468639" data-attributes="member: 66472"><p>With those results on your OGTT you are diabetic, but only just over the threshold of diagnosis (OGTT & HbA1c lower than I was when I was diagnosed). Without becoming underweight, you would be well advised to trim down and increase your exercise - get out on that bike as much as you can.</p><p></p><p>Most GPs use a conversion chart for HbA1c because the units changed in 2011. The chart my GP uses goes down to 37 mmol/mol, below that is near as **** it normal . That may well be achievable for you. You probably don't need to low carb, but all carbs are not created equal. Read up on <em>glycaemic index.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p>One caveat: there are moves afoot to change the food pyramid, swapping starchy carbohydrates (currently at the bottom, widest part) and fresh fruit and vegetables. That will put less emphasis on starchy carbs, which is better for diabetics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllisB, post: 468639, member: 66472"] With those results on your OGTT you are diabetic, but only just over the threshold of diagnosis (OGTT & HbA1c lower than I was when I was diagnosed). Without becoming underweight, you would be well advised to trim down and increase your exercise - get out on that bike as much as you can. Most GPs use a conversion chart for HbA1c because the units changed in 2011. The chart my GP uses goes down to 37 mmol/mol, below that is near as **** it normal . That may well be achievable for you. You probably don't need to low carb, but all carbs are not created equal. Read up on [I]glycaemic index. [/I] One caveat: there are moves afoot to change the food pyramid, swapping starchy carbohydrates (currently at the bottom, widest part) and fresh fruit and vegetables. That will put less emphasis on starchy carbs, which is better for diabetics. [/QUOTE]
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